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Creator:

Human Studies Film Archives  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

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2013-08-06T18:23:57.000Z

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Education  Search this

Topic:

Anthropology  Search this

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Data Source:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_dOjOj1WVtvc

Creator:

Marsh, Richard O. (Richard Oglesby), 1883-1953  Search this

Extent:

7 Linear feet

Culture:

Kuna (Cuna)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Darien (Panama : Province)

Date:

1923-1994

Summary:

Richard Oglesby Marsh (1883–1953) was an engineer, American diplomat and amateur ethnologist who participated in several engineering and ethnological expeditions to Panama. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and Human Rights of the Tule People of San Blas and the Darien and was the author of White Indians of Darien and several popular articles on Panama.

Scope and Contents:

The Marsh Darien expedition of 1924-1925, the focus of this collection, was sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution together with the American Museum of Natural History, the University of Rochester, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, the Military Intelligence Division of the U.S. Army, the Canal Zone administration, and the government of Panama. Expedition members included John L. Baer (Smithsonian Institution ethnologist), Paul Benton (Rochester Times-Union reporter), Charles M. Breder, Jr. (New York Aquarium biologist), Raoul Brin (botanist), Charles Charlton (Pathé News cinematographer), Herman L. Fairchild (University of Rochester emeritus geologist), Harry Johnson (taxadermist) Omer Malsbury (Canal Zone Administration), Lieut. Glen Townsend (U.S. Army) and Francisco Pinzón, the expedition cook.

The Marsh Papers include diaries, photographs, correspondence, maps, articles in draft and published form, and miscellaneous papers, chiefly relating to Marsh's experiences as leader of the Marsh Darien expedition to Panama in 1924-1925 and his contacts with the Kuna (also known as Tule). The collection also features materials on the negotiations that took place on the U.S.S. Cleveland with representatives of the U.S. and Panamanian governments and the Kuna Indians during the Kuna uprising of 1925, in which Marsh served as a mediator.

Correspondents include Marsh's wife, Helen Louise Cleveland Marsh; his son Richard O. Marsh, Jr.; and C.L.G. Anderson.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note:

Richard O. Marsh (1883-1953) was an engineer, U.S. State Department employee, and ethnologist who made numerous engineering and scientific expeditions around the world. He was the author of The White Indians of Darien [c1934]. The Marsh-Darien expedition of 1924-1925, the focus of this collection, was sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution together with the American Museum of Natural History, the University of Rochester, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, the Military Intelligence Division of the U.S. Army, the Canal Zone administration, and the government of Panama.

Chronology

1883 -- Born in Illinois

1901 -- Enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1903 -- Employed by the Army Corps of Engineers in Texas

1905 -- Enrolled in the University of Lausanne, Switzerland

1909 -- Married Helen Cleveland in September

1910 -- Appointed First Secretary of the U.S. legation in Panama in April

1912 -- Secretary, American Embassy, St. Petersburg, Russia

1915 -- Elected mayor of Warsaw, Illinois

1923 -- Returned to Panama as employee of engineer George Goethals in June

1924 -- Headed Marsh-Darien expedition to Panama in January

1925 -- Returned to San Blas, Panama Published "Blond Indians of the Darien Jungle" in The World's Work

1931 -- Traveled to Nicaragua

1933-1935 -- Public Works Administration

1934 -- Published White Indians of Darien (New York: Putnam)

1935-1939 -- Chief engineer, Land Utilization Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture

1941 -- Reconnaissance engineer, U.S. Military, North Africa, in December

1949-1952 -- State Road Department, Florida

1953 -- Died, Vero Beach, Florida, on September 4

Related Materials:

Additional material relating to the Marsh Darien Expedition is included in MS 4550 in the National Anthropological Archives. Additional Marsh correspondence is contained in the Aleš Hrdlicka papers. On Marsh's adventures in Panama, see James Howe, A People Who Would Not Kneel: Panama, the United States, and the San Blas Kuna (Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998).

Provenance:

The Marsh papers were donated to the archives by Richard O. Marsh, Jr. in 1997.

Restrictions:

The Richard O. Marsh papers are open for research.

Access to the Richard O. Marsh papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Citation:

Richard O. Marsh papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.1997-18

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3759a350a-977a-40ec-a136-5c280fad440a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-1997-18

Collection Creator:

Strong, William Duncan, 1899-1962  Search this

Container:

Box 30

Map-folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1938

undated

Scope and Contents:

Includes map of eastern Honduras, undated, (hand-drawn, in the map drawer); map of Honduras, palisaded villages of the Xicaque (Torrupan) Indians, by Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen, 1938, (in the map drawer); and maps of Costa Rica, Central America, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, undated, (apparently used as figures for an unknown publication).

Collection Restrictions:

The William Duncan Strong papers are open for research.

Access to the William Duncan Strong papers requires and appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Collection Citation:

William Duncan Strong papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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William Duncan Strong papers / Series 5: Maps and charts

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b31b164d-220a-44a7-8149-14e96cc89795

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-1974-28-ref446

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Flowers are pale pink to white and .5-.75" across.

Fragrance:

Fragrant (sometimes)

Range:

Mexico to Nicaragua

Habitat:

damp woods, cloud and pine forests; 0-2500m

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

The Crowded Maxillaria clone

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Maxillaria

Species:

densa

Accession Number:

2015-1259A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax743314e55-327f-4b46-8b1e-a974b8ccf4eb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2015-1259A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Pendant inflorescence is 11" (28 cm) long with 6 velvety, red flowers (although as many as 20-25 have been reported). Flowers are 2.2" (6 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Clove

Range:

Nicaragua to Costa Rica

Habitat:

Cloud and rainforests; 0-4920ft (0-1500m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

The Clove-Scented Gongora

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Gongora

Species:

claviodora

Accession Number:

2014-0788A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7508f886b-27e1-49da-95c9-1c1d5ae89e93

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0788A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Pendant inflorescence is 11" (28 cm) long with 6 velvety, red flowers (although as many as 20-25 have been reported). Flowers are 2.2" (6 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Clove

Range:

Nicaragua to Costa Rica

Habitat:

Cloud and rainforests; 0-4920ft (0-1500m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

The Clove-Scented Gongora

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Gongora

Species:

claviodora

Accession Number:

2014-0812A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax758a4b6dc-2ec9-4fb3-8825-b30ab347f0b1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0812A

Length - Total:

680 mm

Length - Tail:

397 mm

Length - Hind Tarsus:

91 mm

Preparation:

Skin

Skull

Sex:

Male

Place:

Matagalpa, Nicaragua, North America

Collection Date:

23 May 1943

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Primates, Haplorrhini, Cebidae, Saimiriinae

Published Name:

Saimiri oerstedii

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : NZP 9560

USNM Number:

271132

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db6250ea-d487-45be-8302-71366313c53a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7294105

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is 4" (10.2 cm) long with 4-12 white flowers that have a purple striped lip. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Sweet

Range:

Mexico to Nicaragua

Habitat:

Oak, oak-pine, tropical evergreen forests; 500-6560ft (150-2000m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

Flor Conchita

The Lined Petal Anacheilium

The Lined Petal Prosthechea

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Prosthechea

Species:

radiata

Accession Number:

2018-0951A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76d8d8435-f373-4da4-9953-ad3824713662

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0951A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is 4" (10.2 cm) long with 4-12 white flowers that have a purple striped lip. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Sweet

Range:

Mexico to Nicaragua

Habitat:

Oak, oak-pine, tropical evergreen forests; 500-6560ft (150-2000m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

Flor Conchita

The Lined Petal Anacheilium

The Lined Petal Prosthechea

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Prosthechea

Species:

radiata

Accession Number:

2018-0952A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax79b2b5a58-f289-46e5-9d31-5b7deeff29df

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0952A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is 4" (10.2 cm) long with 4-12 white flowers that have a purple striped lip. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Sweet

Range:

Mexico to Nicaragua

Habitat:

Oak, oak-pine, tropical evergreen forests; 500-6560ft (150-2000m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

Flor Conchita

The Lined Petal Anacheilium

The Lined Petal Prosthechea

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Prosthechea

Species:

radiata

Accession Number:

2018-0953A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76ce927f8-613f-419a-91fc-b5ec64a1d312

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0953A

Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is 4" (10.2 cm) long with 4-12 white flowers that have a purple striped lip. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across.

Fragrance:

Sweet

Range:

Mexico to Nicaragua

Habitat:

Oak, oak-pine, tropical evergreen forests; 500-6560ft (150-2000m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

Flor Conchita

The Lined Petal Anacheilium

The Lined Petal Prosthechea

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Prosthechea

Species:

radiata

Accession Number:

2018-0954A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax72df26721-1f95-40aa-b342-6eb64561d938

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0954A

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

Albert S. Hitchcock  Search this

Min. Elevation:

250  Search this

Place:

Along railway, Catarina., Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

1 Nov 1911 to 8 Nov 1911

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae

Published Name:

Heteropogon melanocarpus (Elliott) Benth.

Barcode:

04351839

USNM Number:

926257

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38274fb37-558c-46f5-b21b-bc05f30f8ea4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16197980

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

William R. Maxon  Search this

Alfred D. Harvey  Search this

A. T. Valentine  Search this

Place:

Extreme edge of Lake. Vicinity of Managua, mostly along the shore of Lake Managua., Managua, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

24 Jun 1923

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae

Published Name:

Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) Britton, Stearns & Poggenb.

Barcode:

04372527

USNM Number:

1181009

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/320ed01ff-affc-4850-a2a5-7800a182a429

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16222108

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

Charles Wright  Search this

Expedition:

North Pacific Exploring Expedition  Search this

Place:

Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

1853 to 1856

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Brassicales Capparaceae

Published Name:

Quadrella odoratissima (Jacq.) Hutch.

Capparis amygdalina Lam.

Barcode:

01205861

Other Numbers:

Work Unit : 0716

USNM Number:

6758

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

GPI : Historical Collections

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3524d4deb-8c70-43eb-a65d-de029e443c22

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11137279

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

Bro. Antonio Garnier  Search this

Max. Elevation:

900  Search this

Min. Elevation:

600  Search this

Place:

Sierra de Managua., Managua, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Gentianales Rubiaceae Rubioideae

Published Name:

Borreria sp.

Barcode:

02685857

USNM Number:

1841378

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/345cfc67b-6dd6-48f4-a8f9-65d5d59abfd6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13840306

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

D. Chaves  Search this

Place:

Managua, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

8 Oct 1923

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Anacardiaceae Anacardioideae

Published Name:

Mangifera indica L.

Barcode:

03342842

USNM Number:

1206352

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d462bb1b-654a-4038-ba7c-ccb416fe6423

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14850894

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

Paul C. Standley  Search this

Max. Elevation:

1400  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1100  Search this

Place:

Dept. Jinotega: Region of La Montañita and Las Mesitas, in sierra west of Jinotega., Jinotega, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

29 Jun 1947

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Celastrales Celastraceae Celastroideae

Published Name:

Gyminda tonduzii Loes.

Barcode:

03356599

USNM Number:

1945686

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c875d6dd-0555-4831-b08f-c61b8a1941e9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14868644

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

H. S. McKee  Search this

Min. Elevation:

5  Search this

Place:

Puerto Cabezas., Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

22 Jan 1964

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Apiales Apiaceae Mackinlayoideae

Published Name:

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Barcode:

03071844

USNM Number:

2634683

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32b852c23-ed94-4912-be1e-277cc649f501

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14432730

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this

Min. Elevation:

900  Search this

Place:

Wet thickets along Estelí river, 5 Kms. from Estelí town, Department Estelí., Esteli, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

3 Nov 1968

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Apiales Apiaceae Azorelloideae

Published Name:

Spananthe paniculata Jacq.

Barcode:

03072523

USNM Number:

3627711

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c55306ed-a440-4af7-b818-e7cbcde10d2c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14433201

Biogeographical Region:

80 - Central America  Search this

Collector:

Antonio Molina Rosito  Search this

Min. Elevation:

900  Search this

Place:

Wet thickets along Estelí river, 5 Kms. from Estelí town, Department Estelí., Esteli, Nicaragua, Central America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

3 Nov 1968

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Apiales Apiaceae Azorelloideae

Published Name:

Spananthe paniculata Jacq.

Barcode:

03072524

USNM Number:

3574582

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/314010a8d-ed8f-4c8e-bb4f-27da1601f754

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14433202